WOODLAND v. PHILA. TRANSP. CO.


428 Pa. 379 (1968)

Woodland, Appellant, v. Philadelphia Transportation Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 9, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Leach, with him Hy Mayerson and Louis Kassarich, for appellant.

James Conwell Welsh, for appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, January 9, 1968:

Viola C. Woodland, administratrix of the Estate of Edward W. Helm, sued in trespass the Philadelphia Transportation Company to recover damages for the death of Edward Helm, resulting from a collision between the automobile which he was driving and a bus belonging to the defendant company.

At the trial the Coroner (now known as Medical Examiner) of Philadelphia County was called by the plaintiff to prove the...

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